Honorable Chris Van Hollen
United States Representative, Maryland, Democrat
Representative Van Hollen, of the Eighth District of Maryland, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1990 to 1994 and in the Maryland Senate from 1994 to 2002. He is the Ranking Member of the Budget Committee. The following is from the April 14, 2011, House floor debate on H. Con. Res. 34, establishing the budget for the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2013 through 2021. Everyone in this Chamber loves America, and everybody in this Chamber…
